Chaos was the theme of the 106th working of the listed $175,000 Schuylerville Stakes on opening day at Saratoga Race Course, and that features the win by The Queens M G , who sprung the 44-1 upset.
Second favourite Complexion (Complexity ) acted up within the gate, inflicting jockey John Velazquez to twice dismount, and he gave the impression to be in some discomfort, holding his left elbow. Complexion was backed out of the gate earlier than Velazquez bought again within the saddle.
Astoria Stakes winner Whatintheliteral (Lord Nelson) subsequent dumped rider Javier Castellano simply after the break, and Slang (Omaha Seashore ) was pulled up by Ricardo Santana Jr. halfway by means of the race after which bought free, working across the monitor earlier than she was apprehended close to the seven-furlong chute.
In the meantime, Dylan Davis used his place from publish 11 to maintain The Queens M G nicely within the clear and stalking the tempo, then drawing away within the stretch to win by 2 3/4 lengths. The filly by freshman sire Thousand Phrases ran the six furlongs in 1:11.31. Favored Viggiedal completed sixth after urgent the early tempo, and Complexion was by no means an element, crossing the wire in seventh place.
“Simply broke nicely,” stated Davis. “Took the great, simple journey on the surface. She bought actually comfy on me and I favored what I felt, simply easing her into the stretch, ready for her to modify leads, and after that she responded for me properly down the stretch.”Join BloodHorse Day by day
The Queens M G was bred in Kentucky by T.F. VanMeter, Samuel Hernandez, Jesus Torres, and Justin Vinalay. She offered for $3,500 to Rigoberto Acevedo on the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling Sale from the St George Gross sales consignment. She subsequently was bought privately after successful her racing debut by a head at Keeneland in April. C Two Racing Secure and Mathis Secure purchased her and transferred her to coach Saffie Joseph Jr.
The darkish bay filly out of the Grindstone mare Present Queen is her dam’s second foal and hails from the speedy household of grade 1 winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Bodemeister.
In her debut at Keeneland, The Queens M G was Thousand Phrases’ first starter and received at 45-1 odds. The Schuylerville win provides Thousand Phrases his second stakes winner from his first six runners. Vodka With a Twist received the listed Debutante Stakes June 30 at Churchill Downs.
A a number of graded stakes-winning Florida-bred by Pioneerof the Nile, Thousand Phrases at the moment ranks third on the main freshman sires checklist. He stood this yr at Spendthrift Farm close to Lexington for $5,000.
In The Queens M G’s second begin, within the listed Astoria Stakes through the Belmont Stakes Racing Pageant at Saratoga, she was despatched off as the favourite and completed a disappointing seventh by 18 lengths.
“Final time at Saratoga she was the favourite and he or she did not even present up. She ran as poor as a horse might run and we have been feeling actually down. She checked out after the race wonderful, and we could not discover any soundness problem,” stated Joseph. “I figured we might carry ahead like that race did not exist and prepare her to the Schuylerville.
“We had nothing to lose by working and he or she confirmed immediately that she’s an excellent horse. Off of that final race it is exhausting to have faith going into the race, particularly a race that was loaded like this one. By the quarter-pole I spotted she was working and he or she kicked.”